Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 13 August 1897 — Page 6

W. K.WALLACE

Airent (or the Connecticut Fire Insurance Co., of Hartford, American Kire Insurance Co., of New York, Girard Fire Insurance Company. of Philadelphia. London Assurance Corporation, of Londou. Grand Rapids Fire Insurance Co., of Michigan. Office in Joel Block with R. E. Bryant

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Given Away!

To ,our customers, the best meat roaster and bread pun on earth. Hampton Paust, The Cash Grocers. Darlington, Ind.

GEORGE W. FULLER,

Crawfordsville, Ind. Breeder and Shlpperol thoroughbred POLAND 'CHINA hogs,B.P.Rocks,

White Guineas and Fan Tall Pigeons, Stock and Eggs for sale. Eggs II. 25

nnr 15 Write your wants.

O. U. PERRIN.

A W E

Practices in Federal and State Courts.

PATENTS A SPECIALTY |^~LawOffices, Crawford Building. Opp, Music Hall, Crawfordsville

Robert W. Caldwell

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Office at rear of Citizens' Itank. Prompt and careful attention given to all lesral business in this and adjoining counties.

A. N. CAVE,

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW And Notary Public,

DHrlin^rton. Ind.

A. C. JENNISON.

THE ABSTRACTER.

LOANS MONEV ON IM)P 1X3AGES, SELLS RE A ESTATK OF ALI 1 N DS, INSDRES PKOPERTY AGAINST FIRE.

See his complete Abstract Hooks. The best oluce to have deeds and mortgages prepared as well as ABSTRACTS OF TITLE

ROCK RIVER HERD Of

Poland Chinas

Farm Hi of a mile southeast of depot. Tigs large and growth.' with good siyle, quality and gilt edge pedigrees, for sale at all times. Prices as low as is consistent for good stock. Visitors and old-time customers always welcome. If you can't, call and see my stock write me for particulars. Address DAVID CKOS-K, Tliorntown. Ind.

Farmers!

J, N, Clouser will pay you the highest cash pricefor yourgrain at Darlington or Bowers Station, and for milling he can't be beat. Your patronage kindly solicited

in both lines

Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Buggies at Cost.

I will sell my entire stock of vehicles at wholesale prices.. Now is the time to buy and

save money XT fV !V

George Abraham,

132 West Main St.

THE BEST FENCE

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WEEKLY JOURNAL.

KSTAHLISIIKJ) IX IS IS.

FRIDAY. AUGUST 13, 1897.

PERSONAL MENTION.

Short Items Relative to the Comings and Goings of Crawfordsville I'eople and Their Friends.

—Alvin Orear, of Jamestown, spent Sunday in the city. —Ralph McBroom is visiting Ben Howell, at Rockville. —Mrs. Emery Steele is the guest of relatives in Champaign. —Mrs. Dove McBroom and daughter lone are at Bethany Park. —Y»'m. Webster has returned from a visit with his son, Herbert, in Warsaw. —Mrs. Truhart has returned to Ot terbein after a visit with Jos. Galey and family. —C. E. Lacey and family are spending the week with Mr. Lacey's parents in Johnson, Ind. —Lee Durham and wife have re turned to Carthage, Mo., after a visit with Geo. Durham and wife. —Mrs. Walter Evans and daughter, of Washington, D. C., who have been visiting A. W. Binford and wife, are visiting in Camden. —We have bright, honorable merchants in this city and they give the public what it demands. They never offer as a substitute something "just as good." —Champion has the coolest photograph gallery in the county and the handsomest operating room also. He takes the best pictures at the most reasonable prices. One flight of stairs, over First National Bank.

Marriage Licenses.

George T. Layne and Emma Eddingfleld. J'robute Court.

Will H. Long has been appointed administrator of the estat^ of Andrew W. Shrader, deceased.

Another ltig Sniasliup on Green Street. Alf Lookabill and J. J. Darter to-day sold a farm of 80 acres for J. M. Morgan to Lewis Shuler. Price $4,900.

Deutli of James McCormick. James MeCormiek, a well-to-do farmer of Ripley township, died Tuesday ing after a short illness. He leaves a wife and three children.

The llostetter Keunion.

The regular annual reunion of the Hostetter family will be held at the residence of David Hostetter, west of Ladoga, on Wednesday, August 18.

Primitive liaptist Cliurcli*

Elder J. H. Fisher, of Texas, will preach at the Primitive Baptist church on Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and at night. He will preach at Union church, near Waveland, on Saturday. Eld. Fisher is an impressive speaker.

Thirsty School Teachers.

Two young school teachers from Boone county wheeled into town on Tuesday and eagerly inquired for the leading saloon. This leads us to Inquire in what direction is the young idea of Boone taught to shoot.

.Missed the Train. y:

Lafayette Courier: A number of excursionists that came up on the Terre Haute special from Crawfordsville yesterday missed the special when it returned home last evening and were compelled to remain here until the night.

Mr. Sanders AVill Have to Settle. The case of William Broach vs. James Sanders to collect §40 for breaking four colts, was concluded in Justice Stilwell's court Tuesday afternoon. Justice Stilwell found for the plaintiff and gave him the amount sued for.

The County I'ri/.e Contest. The county prize contest will be held at Music Hall Thursday night, Septembers. Tne contestants will be the winner from each township contest. Five cash prizes will be given, amounting in a total to S75. The admission will be 15 cents.

A Change of Otllcers.

Sheriff elect Canine will take charge of his office on August 23. Sheriff Charles Davis, the present incumbent, is now packing his household effects, preparatory to evacuating his Washington street edifice. Sheriff Davis will move to his property on south Walnut street.

Have Money to Burn.

The Motion officials are considering the matter of spreading oil over the dusty places along their right of way from Chicago to New Albany. The matter is as yet only prospective, but would be a matter of great comfort to the traveling public if it is carried out. The estimated cost of oiling the road will only be about 880 per mile.

Letter List.

Following is a list of the letters remaining uncalled for at the postoffice at Crawfordsville for the week ending Aug. 11, 1897. Persons calling for same pleaBe say "advertised:" Biddle Frink Hutton W II Beck Thos E Lence Clinton Draper Spaulding Wm Davis, John E Seely O N Engles Johl Southard Galey James Wilburn Herbert Gass Oicero Woods A W Harding S Moore Mrs

ENGLISH BLUE GRASS.

A Superior Grass to the Kentucky lilue.Soniething For Farmers to Seriously Consider.

The English" blue grast or llat stemmed blue grass is becoming so common in Montgomery county that many farmers are beginning to And out its merits and to raise it for both hay and green forage. Within the last few days several persons who-h&ppened to know that I have been paying some attention to this grass for many years, have asked me to write for publication what I know about it, and 1 have concluded it may be of some benefit to the farming community for me to do so. The first thing I will state is that 1 have never yet known anyone to experiment with it for any considerable time without finding out its usefulness and becoming its steadfast friend and advocate. It is springing up in many old fields in Montgomery county and may be readily known in the spring by its bluish green blades, and later on by its stiff, flattened stem. Another characteristic is that itssteuiB are always green, juicy and tender. I noticed it particularly and repeatedly during the severe drouths we had in this county a few years ago, and it is a fact that many besides myself will attest that the stem never dies or becomes brown from early in the spring till the freezing weather of November kills it. 1 have seen it growing green and tender on dry, bard clay knolls at the end of a drouth of sis weeks, where all other vegetation was dry and worthless. It is this quality that makes it valuable above all other grasses, for summer and fall pasturage. For hay it is far superior to any other grass. It not only contains a greater proportion of nutrition than either timotby or clover, but will produce more tons to the acre. I have repeatedly cut off a given quantity and weighed it, and found that on reasonably rich giound it produced over three tons to the acre. Only a few weeks ago I cut a square yard from my orchard where it has been growing for twenty years, dried it thoroughly, and found its weight to be a full pound and a half. There are about 4,900 square yards in an acre, and at this rate an acre would yield 7,350 pounds, or a fraction over three and a half tons. This was a rich, clay ground. Some years ago a couple of neighbors cut a meadow for me on the shares. In it were about three or four acres of this English blue grass. They were very particular to have it understood that the blue grass was to be divided by itself, and that I should take one-half of it. I told them they need fear no trouble about it—I would gladly take it all and let them have the timothy. The loads I got each weighed a third more than the loads they got, and the hay was, in every way, a better class ot hay than timothy. It has been determined by the chemist of the Agricultural Department at Washington that while the nutritive ratio of timothy is six and three-tents, the nutritive ratio of Englisn blue grass is seven and a half. It makes the best hay when :n full bloom. Some weeks ago, wishing to know what was known about the grass at the epartment of Agriculture, I addressed a letter to Secretary Wilson concerning it, and received the following answer from Mr. Scribner, the

Agrostologist, or grass man of the Department, to whom the letter was referred for answer:

United States Department of Agriculture, Division of Agrostology, Washington, D. C., July 2S, 1897—Mr. P. S. Kennedy, Crawfordsville, Ind.— Dear Sir: Your letter of July 24, relative to Poa compressa (English blue grass), to the Secretary of Agriculture, has been referred to this division. I fully agree with you in your opinion of the value of tnis grass. I believe it to be one of the best pasture grasses for the Northern and Middle States, and it thrives exceedingly well as far south as Tennessee. Here it remains green throughout the winter and when properly handled makes an excellent turf for lawns, superior in some respects to Kentucky blue grass. It will thrive upon soil utterly unsuited to Poa pratensis, or Kentucky blue grass, and is superior to that grass for holding embankments. In an address before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society I said: "English blue grass is, 1 think, abetter pasture grass for New England than Kentucky blue grass. It will grow on a greater variety of soils. It will grow on soils so thin and poor that little else will grow. On good land its productiveness is scarcely inferior to that of Kentucky blue grass and is equally tender and nutritious. It makes a very firm sod and withstands the trampling of stock better than many other kinds. The cultivation of this grass in certain portions of Virginia has changed poverty stricken districts to areas of wealth and prosperity. This has been effected by the cultivation of this English blue grass and the raising of dairy stock."

In bulletin No. 3 of this division I describe Poa compressa (English blue grass) as follows: "Poa compressa Linn. Creeping spear grass blue grass small blue grass English blue grass: English Poa, wire grass Ilatstalked meadow grass fiat-stalked blue grass Canadian blue grass.

A slender perennial, with much flattened stems, to 20 inches high, and small, narrow panicles. This grass has extensive creeping rootstocks, and forms a strong turf. It is a native of Europe, which has become thoroughly naturalized, and is now very widely distributed over our territory. It ia

closely related to Kentucky blue grass, but is more decidedly blue in color and i6 readily distinguished from that species by its strongly flattened stems, lower habit of growth, and smaller panicle, it is the blue grass of the farmers of the New England and Middle States. It will grow upon a great variety of soils, even upon those so poor and thin as to exclude the growth of other erasses. In cultivated lands it is liable to become troublesome, owing to its creeping rootstocks There is perhaps no better pasture grass for dry and poor soi)6, particularly in the Eastern and Middle States It is especially valuable for dairy pasture* cows feeding on it yield the richest milk and finest butter. On good land it becomes sufficiently tall for hay, and as it shrinks very lit'le in drying, the hay is heavy in proportion to its bulk. Seed is advertised by leading firms at §14 per 100 pounds

I hope the above may furnish you with the information you desire. Tf/am-Yours very truly,

A' ".'. F. LA.MSON-SCRIBNEH, AgroBtologi6t. It is from this grass that most of the hay is made in England and Ireland. An Englishman now living near this city states that he has often worked in the hay harvest in his native country, and that the usual quantity of hay made from this grass there is four toDS to the acre. It is only within the last few years that the seed of this grass could be procured, but it is now kept for sale in all the principal seed stores and is sold at Sl-35 per bushel of 25 pounds. P. S. KENNEDY.

P. S: Since the above was published in TUB DAILY JOURNAL of Tuesday last I find that there is much confusii in seed catalogues about English blue grass. There is a species offered for sale as English blue grass which is not the Poa compressa, but something else. I have a letter from Peter Henderson, of New York City, in which he calls the Poa compressa Canada blue grass, and offers the seed for sale at S3.25 per bushel of 14 pounds. It is probable that the English blue grass tbat is offered for sale at $1.25 per bushel is some other variety of grass.

P. S. K.

Death of Maud Kise.

Lucy Maud Freeman was born in Darlington, Ind., July 9, 1872 and died August 5, 1S97, aged twenty five years and twenty-seven days. She was married to William T. Kise January 31, 18S9, who with two little children, Hazel, aged seven years, and Nellie, aged four years, four sisters and one brother left. She joined tho M. E. church at Mace December 0, 18S7 The funeral took place at the M. E. church at Mace Saturday, August 7, at 10 o'clock, conducted by Revs. Father Stafford, John Stafford and H. C. Riley. Maud had a large circle of friends and was greatly loved by all. One of the largest congregations was present that ever gathered at Mace.

IX MEMORIAM

Death has again entered our midst and taken for its victim a beloved wife and mother. Mrs. Lucy Maud Kise, aged twenty five years and twentyseven days. She had been sick almost seven weeks. We can hardly realize that she has gone. Maud was a member of the Mace M. E. church. She was a noble Christian woman, bearing her intense suffering with patience, only waiting for the hour when her d'ear Lord should come for her. He was was with her in every moment of her illness, and when the earth receded from her and the bars of death were lifted for her passage through, he never left her. Time was when she was alive upon the earth and active amid its busy scenes. She had her joys and her sorrows. She flitted across life's busy stage and disappeared forever behind the curtain of mortality. Shehasgone. She has closed her eyes on the visionary scenes of time, but has opened them amid the solemn realities of eternity and has entered upon that life which shall never end. Her feet have passed up the flowery path beyond and stand secure within the pearly gates. To die then, is but to live. Our continuance on earth is but for a short time. Let us trust that our future life, though short it may be, will be made brighter by the glimpse of heaven through our departed loved one, and when it has come our time to lay aside our weather beaten form, and He shall call us, we hope to greet thee beyond this weary world where there is no tearful parting.

There are those who lonely llnser 'round that silent green turfed grave, Of our dear beloved departed, whom the angels loving crave. For the spirit woild above us, pure and spotless as the snow, Where no sin can ever enter where there is no pain or woe. But the sorrowing tears we mingle with the lifeless dust of earth, And the silent prayers we utter, show us there is no dearth. Of deep, sad and bitter sorrow for our loved one faraway, Gone to seek the bright to-morrow of our life's eternal day. Wo are weeping for our loved one. ana we feel the pain and sting, Of thatlastsad, tearful parting, which death's chill will ever bring. Yet still there Is one solace, 'tis the promise that is given, With her very soon we'll mingle in that kingdom we call heaven, And although we love to linger, and still wish her with us here, And will sit and sigh and sorrow at the grave, tiie pall, the bier, We will smile with Joy and gladness, for her spirits only flown, To a purei-realm of brightness for God ever claims his own.

A FRIEND.

BREAK FOR LIBERTY

Lifer's Bold Attempt to Escape

From State's Prison.

BROTHER HANDS HIM A PISTOL

Fight In the Guardrooms—Perilous X'osisition of Two Women Visitors and Their Children Bullets Flew In

Promiscuous Fashion—Prisoner Shot In the llend—Others Wounded.

CHARLESTOWN, Mass., Aug. 11.—A bold attempt was made by Herbert Willis, assisted by his brother Everett, to escape from the state prison here yesterday. Herbert is tho young Taunton desperado, recently sentenced to lifo imprisonment for tho murder of Fred N. Strange. Both brothers were seriously if not fatally injured by the guards, but not till after two of them had been shot and beaten.

Everett Willis was removed to the Massachusetts General hospital where it was found that he had been shot in the head and neck. Herbert Willis, who is in tho prison hospital, was shot twice in the head. The two eruards who were linrt were Turnkey E. F. Darling, who was shot in the thigh and cut about the head, and Yard Officer Abbott, who was also injured about the head by blows, thought to have been delivered with the revolvers in the hands of the desperadoes. Everett Willis came to the prison late yesterday to pay a monthly visit to liis brother and Herbert was escorted to the guardroom to meet liim. At the time Officer Edward Wliithaiu and Turnkey Darling, Yard Officer Abbott, Officer Town send and five other visitors were in the rotunda*— a man, two women and two children.

The Willis brothers had been conversing in a lofr tone for about half au hour when Officer Whitliam saw the visitor pass a revolver to his brother and together they spram: towards Turnkey Darling. Whitliam rushed to Darling's assistance and tho Willis brothers opened tire. One bullet struck Darling in the thigh. Officer Abbot, who came into the guardroom at the same instant, grappled with Everett Willis. Borli brothers, who had been beating Darling, began to pound Abbot..

Townseiul from the office door then fired a shot which penetrated the nec-ic of Everett Willis and a second later Officer Benjamin, who was on duty ill OKO the wings, fired a shot through die bars wounding Everett Willis in the head.

Meanwhile Herbert Willis had lived several shots from his revolver, to which the officials responded. A shot from the revolver of Officer Whitliam took effect in Herbert's head, while one from Darling's pistol found lodgment in the back of the murderer's head. The brothers were then removed from the scene and the officers, nearly all of whom bore some mark of the affair, were given prompt medical attention It is thought none of 'them will suffer seriously, except possibly Darling, who is of advanced age. His wound is considered dangerous.

Herbert Willis is in a precarious condition as a result of his wounds and there was little hope that he will survive. His brother, though serioasly wounded, it is thought has a chance recovery.

SCHLATER, THE HEALER.

lie Tukes Out License to Wetl the I-YrWs Wheel Invisitor's Willow. CANTON, (_)., Aug. 11.—The mail who says he is Schlater, the lloaler, has taken out a license to many Mrs. Margaret Ferris, widow of the man who invented the Ferris wheel.

Mrs. Ferris says she has not thought of marrying him. She calls him a freak. Schlater and Mrs. Ferris lirst met Sunday at Brady's lake, a summer resort of the Spiritualists. Mrs. Ferris became ill and Schlater was called to treat her, at the suggestion of Miss Maggie Gaul, a test medium of Baltimore. The sick woman appeared benefitted aud the two met seviiil times afterward. Then he went for his marriage license.

WOMEN JURORS.

Three 1'i'oinineiit Fort Scott (k m.) Ladies Drawn on tlie List. FORT SCOTT, Kan., Aug. 11.—Mrs. E. Ross, Mrs. A. M. Douglass and Mrs. A. Kaufmans, wives of prominent men of city, have been drawn' on the list of jurors of the September term of the district court. Never before has a woman been drawn.

It happened that their names wero on the taxrolls, and Mayor Hessor included them in the list of eligible jurors filed with the county clerk. The law requires that a juror must be a qualified elector, and as .they are electors in municipal government it is said they can be required to servo.

NOVEL DIVORCE SUIT.

Wife Charged With Snoring and Kxccgsive Use of Buttermilk. DENISON, Tex., Aug. 11.—A novel application for divorce has been filed here. E. E. Baker states that his wife is addicted to inordinate drinking of buttermilk that it makes him sick and has preyed upon his mind to such an extent that lie is on the verge of insanity and it is further alleged that she snores so loud that it is impossible to live in the same liouse with her. It is alleged that Mrs. Baker consumes a gallon of buttermilk at the three meals and on retiring at night.

-V TEXAS FEVER GERMS.

Cattlemen Experimenting With ChloroNaptholeuiu. to Destroy Them. FORT WORTH, Aug. 11.—The dipping of cattlo in chloro-naptholeum as a means of ridding them of ticks and thus destroying the germs of Texas fever is being tried here and 200 cattle have been submerged. They will be isolated for two days and the effeot of the bath closely watched. The experiment is conducted by Dr. Norgaard of the department of animal industry.

FRANCIS M. GRIFFITH

Successor to Congressman Holman

In Fourth District.

BANEY CONFESSES OriCE MORE.

Two Young Men Swindling: the Farmers or Steuben County 011 the Keceipt Plan—lteturn of an Enoch Arden—Madcats at I'riueeton—Drank Carbolic Acid.

Bitten by a Hog.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 11.—News from tho Fourth district congressional clocy tion which was held yesterday show that a very light vote was polled, considering the work done by the Democrats aud Republicans. The returns aro slow in coming in but the indications are that Griffiths has been elcctcd by about 1,000 majority. Tho following are the estimated majorities by counties:

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FliANCIS A WON C.KlFnTIt. Loe—Jennings county, i!50 Jefferson county, -450: Decatur county, :J18 Ohio county. Ripley county, 100.

Griffiths Switzerland county, 200 Dearborn county, 8-J.T Jackson county, 572 Hnvtholomuw county, 105 Brown county, 70i).

I5AN1IV WAS ON 10 OF TIUCM.

Convict TuUon to litOlevHlo ami Makes Another Confession. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 11. Convict Bancy was brought here yesterday, placed in a carriage and told to demonstrate that his confession was true. He drove over the route ho said Van Tassell had told liim he had taken to Belleville. When asked if he could pick out tho house ho said he thought he could, and did so without trouble. Ho showed so much familiarity with the placn that he was told his confession was not true. He then acknowledged that he was one of the party. Hinshaw's friends aro greatly pleased aud believe the preacher's innocence has been established.

SWINDLING FAIOlIJItS.

Two Vounjr Melt Doing tho Tillers of tho Soil In Steuben County. BUTLER, Ind., Aug. 11.—It has just been discovered that Henry II. Harrison, a Steuben county farmer, was swindled out of $400 by two young men who represented themselves as agents for aNew York house. They spent a night at Harrison's house and on paying a bill asked him to sign a voucher so that they could send it back to their *onipany to siiow expenses. The supposed voucher has turned up in the form of a note for $400. Several other farmers have been caught by the same game recently.

IJYlXli HY WHOI.KSALK.

Fish In Itiff 151ue Itivcr Poisoned by Straxvboard Keftise. SHELBYVILI.E, Ind., Aug. 11.—Fish are dying by hundreds in Big Blue river. Carp began gathering near the dams of the river a few days ago, and were taken out with surprising ease in largo numbers. It is now known that the, easily captured fish were nearly dead from poison, and it is reported that tho pool of the Carthage strawboard works, situated above Morristown, has broken, turning into the river the poison whicli has killed the fish by wholesale. It is said that this pool breaks about this time every year.

ltiften by a llog.

BKOWNSBUKG, Ind., Aug. 11.—E. T. Hopkins, a farmer, and his son, attempted to drive a vicious brood sow from a field. The animal attacked Mr. Hopkins, biting him severely about the legs and abdomen. The son was also attacked and bitten in the leg. Both men will recover if blood poisoning can be avoided.

Mad Cats at Princeton.

PRINCETON, Ind., Aug. 11.—Tho families of Russell Hewitt and Robert Gasaway were attacked by cats supposed to be mad. One girl was severely bitten and a niadstone was applied without results. There is now a wholesale extermination of cats and dogs going on.

lie-turn of an Knocli Arden. NEW ALBANY, Ind., Aug. 11.—Henry Lustig, who left his wife and children in this city about 15 years ago and was thought to be dead, has returned. He gives no reasons for his strange actions and say8 he has been wandering over the country.

Injured In a ltuimwuy.

SHERIDAN, Ind., Aug. 11.—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cobb, who live west of here in Boone county, were both severely injured in a runaway accident as they were returning home. It is feared that Mrs. Cobb's injury may prove fatal.

Drank Carbolic' Aoid.

HOBABT, Ind., Aug. 11.—Miss Barbara Buckman, a prominent young woman of this place, committed suicide by taking carbolio acid. She had a quarrel with her lover, Arthur Roper, a young business man, to whom she was betrothed.